KAMAL AHMAD SIDDIQUI vs MUHAMMAD SIDDIQ AND Other — 1970 SCMR 489

Citation: 1970 SCMR 489

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-01-13

Parties: KAMAL AHMAD SIDDIQUI vs MUHAMMAD SIDDIQ AND Other

Headnotes

Case cited as 1970 SCMR 489

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: KAMAL AHMAD SIDDIQUI vs MUHAMMAD SIDDIQ AND Other Case No.:Civil Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. K-92 of 1969 Petition No. 106 of 1966 Date of Judgment:1970-01-13 Reported As: 1970 SCMR 489 Result: Leave refused Judgment ORDER MUHAMMAD YAQUB ALI, J.-The nomination paper filed by the respondent No. 1 for election to the Karachi Municipal Corporation as a representative of the Special Interests was in accordance with Form I, Appendix 1, prescribed under rule 7 (3) of the West Pakistan Municipal Committee (Election of Members to represent Special Interests) Rules, 1966. The Returning Officer, however, rejected the nomination paper on the ground that the certificate filed along with the nomination paper showing that the respondent was a member of "Anjuman Islah-e-Ghariban" a duly registered Society under the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control) Ordinance XLVI of 1961 was not properly authenticated. Thereafter election for two seats reserved for special interests under section 9 of the Municipal Administration Ordinance was held on the 26th February 1966, in which the petitioner and another were declared elected. An appeal preferred by the respondent to the Collector against the order of the Returning Officer rejecting his nomina--tion paper was dismissed on 1.6-2-1966. He thereupon moved the High Court in writ jurisdiction contending that there was…

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